UK-based and European tech companies Excelerate Technology, Eutelsat (operator of the OneWeb satellite constellation) and Livewire Digital — supported by funding from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Space for 5G/6G & Sustainable Connectivity programme within the Agency’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) — have announced RathlinConnex, a landmark project to bring resilient, high‑performance connectivity to Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland’s only inhabited offshore island.
Syensqo has signed a new long-term supply agreement with Avio, extending collaboration in support of advanced space launch systems, with Syensqo supplying high-performance composite and adhesive solutions for Vega-C launch systems and low earth orbit (LEO) missions.
UK Export Finance (UKEF) – the government’s export credit agency – has announced a new partnership with Finance for Forces to help more veteran-led businesses access the finance they need to grow internationally.